Words Escape Me

Words escape me
I reach for them and they elude my hands
And slip through my fingers
The word for LOVE is shaking in a corner
And perhaps it’s best left undisturbed
The word for CALM has run off with the word for CLARITY
And I’m not sure when I may see them next
The word for REASON was found with a note and a noose
And I’m left broken
Because if nothing else
I should at least have my words
But words escape me